2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6286, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6286, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in postcode 6286 are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This area has a family-focused feel, with a much lower rate of single-parent families compared to both the state and national figures.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6286, WA — lower than 57% of areas.
| 6286, WA | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Augusta Margaret River | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common, making up 40.4% of all households. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figure for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
24.5% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6286, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 8.0% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1% and the state's 13.5%. This is despite the proportion of single-parent families rising by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
8.0% ▲ +58.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6286, WA, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 6286, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6286/6286-wa/topic/family-households